Before Monday night, Virginia had never had two former players become true first-round picks in a single Major League Baseball draft. Pavin Smith and Adam Haseley can now boast that distinction.
Smith, a first baseman, and Haseley, an outfielder, were...

The first part of the one-two punch Chad Pinder took when he walked into Nashville Sounds manager Steve Scarsone’s office last Tuesday knocked him off balance. The second launched him into ecstasy.“He told me I wouldn’t be helping the (Triple-A) team that...

Chad Pinder, a star on Poquoson High’s state title teams and then at Virginia Tech, is expected to join Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics, perhaps as early as Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle has reported.Slusser’s article...

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L.J. Hoes hammered a go-ahead two-run homer to left-center in a three-run eighth as the Norfolk Tides (3-8) won 3-2 over the host Charlotte Knights (4-7) in a series opener.
Chaz Roe got the victory in...

Here is how area playeres fared Thursday in major and minor league baseball.MAJOR LEAGUESKyle Crockett, MLB, Cleveland, Indians: Did not pitch in a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
CLASS AAAJake Cave, AAA, Scranton-wilkes Barre, Yankees, CF: Went...

Here is how are playeres fared Wednesday in major and minor league baseball.MAJOR LEAGUESKyle Crockett, MLB, Cleveland, Indians: Did not pitch in a 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox.CLASS AAAJake Cave, AAA, Scranton-wilkes Barre, Yankees, CF:...

All minor league regular seasons have finished. Here are final stats for area players in the minors, plus updates on Kyle Crockett of the Cleveland Indians.MAJOR LEAGUESKyle Crockett, MLB, Cleveland, Indians: Did not pitch in a 3-2 victory over the...

How players from the Peninsula fared Monday in professional baseball:MAJOR LEAGUESKyle Crockett, MLB, Cleveland, Indians: Did not pitch in a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox.CLASS AAAJake Cave, AAA, Scranton-wilkes Barre, Yankees, CF: Went 3-for-5...

Jake Cave and Mark Montgomery, who have surged in their brief time in Triple-A, are trying to propel the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders to the Governor's Cup championship after spending most the season with the Double-A Trenton Thunder.
David Wright...

Now players from the Peninsula fared Sunday in professional baseball:MAJOR LEAGUESKyle Crockett, MLB, Cleveland, Indians: Did not pitch in 4-0 victory over Detroit.CLASS AAAJake Cave, AAA, Scranton-wilkes Barre, Yankees, CF: Went 4-for-5 in a 4-0...

How players from the Peninsula fared Thursday night in professional baseball:MAJOR LEAGUESKyle Crockett, MLB, Cleveland, Indians: Team was idle.CLASS AAAJake Cave, AAA, Scranton-wilkes Barre, Yankees, CF: He went 1-for-4 with a strikeout in SWB's 12-2...

Now players from the Peninsula fared Wednesday night in professional baseball:MAJOR LEAGUESKyle Crockett, MLB, Cleveland, Indians: Pitched one inning in 5-1 loss to Toronto. No strikeouts, no walks. Got one groundout, two flyouts and allowed no runners on...

MAJOR LEAGUESKyle Crockett, MLB, Cleveland, Indians: Did not pitch in Indians' 5-2 loss to Toronto.CLASS AAAJake Cave, AAA, Scranton-wilkes Barre, Yankees, CF: Just called up to Scranton Wilkes-Barre of the International League, he drove in a run in his...